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Dictionary: de·bil·i·tate   (dĭ-bĭl'ĭ-tāt') pronunciation
tr.v., -tat·ed, -tat·ing, -tates.
To sap the strength or energy of; enervate.

[Latin dēbilitāre, dēbilitāt-, from dēbilis, weak.]

debilitation de·bil'i·ta'tion n.
debilitative de·bil'i·ta'tive adj.

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verb

    To lessen or deplete the nerve, energy, or strength of: attenuate, devitalize, enervate, enfeeble, sap, undermine, undo, unnerve, weaken. See strong/weak.

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Definition: incapacitate
Antonyms: aid, assist, cure, energize, help, invigorate, mend, strengthen


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To reduce in strength; to weaken.

pronunciation A serious injury can debilitate an athlete's performance.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - svække, afkræfte

Nederlands (Dutch)
verzwakken

Français (French)
v. tr. - débiliter

Deutsch (German)
v. - schwächen, entkräften

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εξασθενίζω, εξουθενώνω, αποδυναμώνω, υποσκάπτω (την υγεία)

Italiano (Italian)
indebolire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - debilitar

Русский (Russian)
ослаблять, деморализовать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - debilitar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - försvaga

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
使衰弱

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使衰弱

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 쇠퇴하게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 衰弱させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يضعف ( جسم شخص), يوهن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮החליש, התיש‬


 
 
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